Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square officially opens its newest exhibit, a 17 feet tall, perfect scale model of World Trade Center assembled from more than 470,000 matchsticks, at Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium on July 31, 2013 in New York City. Created by Patrick Acton of Gladbrook, Iowa, the wooden sculpture took more than a year to construct and is the only one of its kind. With a memorial video as the backdrop, the exhibit entitled 'Unbelievable Resilience,' celebrates the World Trade Center rebuilding efforts currently under construction in lower Manhattan.
{"Image ImageDescription": "NEW YORK, NY - JULY 31:  Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square officially opens its newest exhibit, a 17 feet tall, perfect scale model of World Trade Center assembled from more than 470,000 matchsticks, at Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium on July 31, 2013 in New York City. Created by Patrick Acton of Gladbrook, Iowa, the wooden sculpture took more than a year to construct and is the only one of its kind. With a memorial video as the backdrop, the exhibit entitled \"Unbelievable Resilience,\" celebrates the World Trade Center rebuilding efforts currently under construction in lower Manhattan.  (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 Slaven Vlasic"}